The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

In the end, Prefect Tang was unable to remain tough.

In other words, he had wanted to tell the truth as early as when Hu Ziyi stabbed him with the first knife, but unfortunately he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. It was only after he was stabbed a few more times and became numb that he was finally able to speak.

The place that Lu Weiyuan wanted to find was hidden under the lake outside the water city, in a naturally formed cave. The entrance was extremely hidden and difficult for outsiders to find.

"It is really unfair that such a magnificent place is used by a bunch of rats like you to hide your crimes." Mi Nian's lips moved twice in anger, and finally he could only utter these words angrily.

"Heaven still has some sense of reason, otherwise, I would not be here today." Lu Weiyuan looked at her and said, "I promise you that if there are innocent people here, I will spare their lives. As for the rest - since they like to feed the fat fish in the lake with human corpses, why not let them taste the feeling of being eaten by the fish themselves."

"That place sounds easy to defend but difficult to attack. Besides, we are not familiar with the route and cannot guarantee the honesty of these two people. It is even more impossible to tell whether the people in the cave are innocent or not in a short time..." Mi Nian thought of the fierce martial arts of the man in front of him. He hesitated for a moment between giving him advice on how to attack the cave or what to do after the victory. He chose the latter.

"If someone with bad intentions were to sneak in and escape, he would probably reveal Miss Yuan's whereabouts and purpose to the believers. Then, we would be in a passive position."

Lu Weiyuan smiled indifferently. She raised her hand and pointed at her eyes. "I have eyes to see and ears to hear. I can tell what a person is like by just looking at him or listening to him or her. Just like I knew from the beginning that you, Xiaochuan, had a strange background and unknown purpose, and I approached you on purpose, but I still walked with you and became close friends with you. It was because I saw at first sight that you were not a villain, but a beautiful person with a kind heart. If I missed such a person who deserves to be cherished, I would regret it for the rest of my life."

For a moment, Mi Nian didn't know how to answer. A sour and sweet feeling lingered in her chest and expanded.

Before she could respond, Hu Ziyi, wiping the blood off the knife, walked over and looked at Lu Weiyuan: "Don't always say things that can cause misunderstandings."

Mi Nian was confused.

But Lu Weiyuan's mouth fell: "We grew up together, my heart follows you, how can you doubt my sincerity to this extent? Could it be that you are so slow that you can't realize the sincerity of my love for you after more than ten years?"

Mi Nian:......? ? ?

Hu Ziyi raised her eyebrows: "You not only love me, you also love the female official in charge of Chonghua Palace, the scholars and courtiers in Lizheng Palace, and even more the outstanding people in the female barracks in Kyoto..."

"What's wrong with that?" Lu Weiyuan spread his hands. "If you say I like you, it's too shallow. If you say I trust you, it's not deep enough. There is only one word in this world, 'love'. The sum of the two is purer and more affectionate. There is no other word that can better express my feelings for you than 'love'."

Hu Ziyi: "...whatever."

She thought for a moment and added, "As long as you are happy."

"You still care about making me happy. It turns out that Xinsui loves me too." Lu Weiyuan still smiled sweetly.

Mi Nian had already vaguely sensed something. She took a deep breath of the cold wind blowing from the lake and exhaled slowly, calming her suddenly restless heart.

As the boat approached the shore, Magistrate Tang stopped breathing, and the crying female yamen runner was left behind to lead the way for the few people - she was not only a yamen runner in the government office, but also one of the managing maids in this dark cave.

Or put it simply.

Now that brothels in Dasheng have been abolished, she is still running a brothel business underneath her glamorous appearance as a government official.

The place that provided her with this business was a cave under a large lake outside the water city.

This cave was formed naturally. It was discovered by a powerful person in the city many years ago. He then built a luxurious villa in the cave to show off his wealth.

At the end of the previous dynasty, wars broke out everywhere and the great families in Tongzhou were wiped out by Taizu of the prosperous dynasty. In order to save their lives, the descendants of the powerful people in Shuicheng hid in the caves. When they came out after the war subsided, they found that the world had been completely turned upside down.

After several twists and turns, the existence of this cave was known to some people in the water city, and it was slowly repaired and transformed into a place of entertainment that was not exposed to the public.

When Xie Dang came to power, all brothels in Dasheng were ordered to be closed down. However, this one place escaped because it was too secluded. Eventually it became a place for the cult and some powerful people to indulge in pleasure, and to gather and plot.

Although Mi Nian is nominally the junior leader of the Hongyang Sect, she does not have much real power in the sect. Most of those who are willing to follow her are women who have suffered a lot and know nothing about the existence of this place. The reason why she is determined to find Lu Weiyuan and ask for his help in eradicating the Hongyang Sect is because those women who followed her disappeared mysteriously one after another after a certain day. After careful investigation by Mi Nian, she obtained the word "Water City" and some vague but horrifying clues.

"It's not easy for women in the Red Sun Sect to survive. They trust me so much, but I am powerless to protect them..." Mi Nian's eyes flashed with tears, and she wiped them away forcefully. "If you can completely destroy the Red Sun Sect, from now on, Mi Nian's body and life will be at your disposal as you wish."

Standing at the secret entrance of the cave, Lu Weiyuan said without hesitation: "It's settled then. Don't worry, following me will be the most worthwhile and least regrettable decision in your life."

The young girl was full of energy, but the bound female yamen runner had a sad face: "Miss Yuan, the cave is full of twists and turns, and ordinary lights can hardly shine in it, so someone found gems that emit fluorescence and inlaid them everywhere, and only a few important places will be lit, so..."

"The originally winding road is hard to see clearly. Only by walking a few times and becoming familiar with it can you move freely in it, right?" Lu Weiyuan laughed and patted the female yamen runner's shoulder very gently. Regardless of the latter's fearful shrinking, he pushed her close to him and said, "Just lead the way. I said, my eyes can see everything clearly."

The sun reaches its zenith.

It was bright outside the cave, but the entrance was extremely dark, as if the sunlight could hardly penetrate inside.

Lu Weiyuan raised his hand and pushed the female yamen runner into the darkness she was most accustomed to: "I never lie to anyone, so if you want to do anything, you'd better hide it secretly. You must know how to cherish your life and my rare kindness."